Animal Group Reveals 'Two Faces' of 20s Man Who Claimed to Be a Rescue Worker but Tortured Brutally...

"Deliberately Uploading Videos in Reverse Order"
Over 10,000 Signatures Urging Severe Punishment

A man in his 20s who introduced himself as an animal rescue worker online but cruelly abused cats in reality has been sent to the prosecution.

According to Yonhap News, the Jinju Police Station in Gyeongnam sent Mr. A, a man in his 20s, to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment on charges of animal abuse for filming cat abuse videos and uploading them on the internet.

Mr. A is accused of filming three videos of cat abuse in Jinju, Incheon, and other locations in 2019 and around November last year, and posting them on YouTube. The abuse methods were reported to be extremely cruel, such as forcing a cat to bite an electrified wire to inflict "electric torture" or throwing the cat into a stream to drown it.

A, accused of cat abuse, is seen touching a cat. [Image source=Animal rights organization 'Care' Instagram]

He also filmed and posted online scenes of stabbing a cat to death with a tree branch.

Meanwhile, Mr. A introduced himself as a "cat rescue team" on social networking services (SNS) and was active under that guise. It is said that in the videos, Mr. A cleverly staged scenes as if he was providing emergency rescue to cats in critical condition.

The case came to light after an animal organization filed a complaint with the police upon reviewing the videos Mr. A posted online.

The animal rights organization "CARE" stated on its official Instagram account on the 28th, "According to reports, Mr. A is a former electrical engineering student," and pointed out, "(This case) involves someone who knows very well how dangerous electricity is using it as a tool to cruelly kill cats."

They added, "The abuser deliberately uploaded the videos in reverse order to depict discovering and rescuing a cat electrocuted," and condemned, "Outwardly, he pretended to love animals by taking photos and lived happily interacting in society, but he researched how to inflict more cruel pain on animals and how to increase views."

Meanwhile, citizens who learned of the news are reportedly signing petitions demanding severe punishment for Mr. A. According to CARE, more than 10,000 people signed the petition within about three days of its launch.